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Lot 0397 1840-D $2.50 Liberty NCS AU Details Improperly

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Lot 0397 1840-D $2.50 Liberty NCS AU Details Improperly
The 1840-D is tied for the third rarest Dahlonega quarter eagle and it is the rarest issue in upper grades. There are only one or two pieces known in Uncirculated as well as five to eight properly graded AU coins. The finest known is the Duke's Creek/Bareford coin, graded MS61 by PCGS, which many specialists regard as one of the great Dahlonega quarter eagles of any date.

In spite of the aforementioned obverse and reverse cleaning, this piece is actually rather well detailed as well as attractive for the issue. The hair detail on the obverse is well defined with little weakness noted on the curls around the face. The stars have some flatness at the centers, as always seen. The reverse has the usual soft details on the eagle's neck feathers and wings. In fact, the reverse is about as standard as on any 1840-D quarter eagle we have ever seen.